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Published 5 September 2023
Granada warns viewers
Published 14 August 2023
HTV’s programme controller on why we should see more from the smaller ITV companies
Published 24 July 2023
A hi-tech TV experiment creates a village in Lancashire with an amazing choice of 30 TV channels
Published 6 February 2023
New technology sweeps ITV, with ENG, computer editing and ½-inch tape at the fore
Published 9 November 2020
There’s a new kid on the Granada block: Phil Redmond aims to take the North West franchise in 1991
Published 23 October 2020
300 possible applicants for the 1968 ITV contracts… and the Midlands is the one they all want
Published 9 October 2020
What makes ITV worth watching is regional programmes from your local station, says the IBA in 1976
Published 10 August 2020
A trip behind the scenes of the frantic treadmill involved in producing two episodes a week of ‘Coronation Street’ in 1979
Published 9 January 2019
June 1970: a prolonged strike at Granada has just finished, but, the Financial Times asks, will they ever recover? And even if they do, surely Coronation Street is now doomed?
Published 29 July 2018
The TVTimes looks west of the Pennines for a glimpse of what a 7-day Granada will look like in July 1968
Published 25 July 2018
A look at what was on Granada and Channel 4 on Thursday 25 July 1985
Published 5 July 2018
Lord Bernstein thinks that colour is a waste of money. The Daily Telegraph in 1969 does not
Published 18 June 2018
Has the IBA managed to bring peace to the Westward board room? And even if so, will they force Westward to merge with a rival bidder? Peter Fiddick of The Guardian speculates in October 1980
Published 14 June 2018
Granada Television starts the day on the evening of its new 7-day contract
Published 11 April 2018
A look at what was on Granada in the North on Monday 11 April 1960
Published 28 March 2018
A look at what was on Granada in the North on Monday 27 March 1960
Published 13 March 2018
Granada stars working on a building site are imagined in this twaddle from the TVTimes in 1958
Published 14 February 2018
A look at what was on Granada in the North on Thursday 14 February 1963
Published 12 February 2018
The strike over, the TVTimes looks ahead to the new-look ITV in 1968 and beyond
Published 5 February 2018
Inside Granada’s World in Action in 1967
Published 7 November 2017
From the North: Tom Hargreaves remembers a tour around Granada’s studios in 1967
Published 18 October 2017
A look at what was on Granada on Monday 18 October 1976
Published 27 September 2017
A look at what was on Granada on Saturday 27 September 1969
Published 12 September 2017
Meet the boy who won Granada’s Criss Cross Quiz in 1959
Published 29 August 2017
Granada and the TVTimes in 1960 look at what became of the baby from A Diary for Timothy
Published 5 July 2017
Television cameras around the home, recording their every move? 1962 celebrities say yes please!
Published 29 June 2017
An interview from 2001 with Teledu Cymru continuity announcer and actress Iris Jones, republished upon her death on 29 June 2017
Published 3 May 2017
Mike Scott celebrates 7 years of Granada in 1963
Published 19 April 2017
A look at what was on Granada on Easter Monday 19 April 1965
Published 11 April 2017
Our series on the first year of Granada reviews their light entertainment output
Published 4 April 2017
Our series on the first year of Granada looks at local news for the North
Published 28 March 2017
Our series on the first year of Granada features Randolph Churchill discussing Granada’s journalism
Published 21 March 2017
Our series on the first year of Granada sees Tony Richardson discussing Granada’s contribution to drama
Published 14 March 2017
Our series looking at the first year of Granada sees opening night upon us
Published 7 March 2017
Our series about the first year of Granada looks at constructing the Quay Street studios
Published 28 February 2017
Our series on the first year of Granada continues with a look at the birth of the station